What are you looking at?

My father-in-law says that it's the little things that make your memory go back to losing a loved one.  That couldn't be closer to the truth.  Here are the lyrics to a song that almost brought me to my knees in tears as I thought about the Lord giving and taking away.  It's so true isn't it?  All those who come to him will find comfort and pain, blessings in hard times.

Blessed Be Your Name
by Matt Redman

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Blessed Be Your Name
 In the land that is plentiful 
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name
 
Every blessing You pour out 
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
 Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering 
 Though there's pain in the offering 
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out 
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
 Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
 
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

So, when it gets hard, harder than you can bear, will you still choose to bless His name?